Where does “aproape” come from?

aproape (Romanian) comes from Latin ad prope, from Latin prope, from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

aproape (Romanian): near, close, nearby

Definitions

  1. near, close, nearby

Ancestry of “aproape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinad propenear
2Latinpropenear, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprokʷe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “aproape

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe